All five Wayne County high school bands will show off their Indiana State Fair Band Day routines this weekend to see how their judges, audience and directors react. Ten Hoosier bands are competing in the Centerville Archway Classic on Saturday, July 18. The event begins at 7 p.m., an hour earlier than last year because […]
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Millicent Martin Emery is a reporter and editor for the Western Wayne News.
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Richmond mayor to chair land bank
Wayne County’s new land bank selected its board and committee leaders to oversee home acquisitions while preparing to hire a part-time employee. The land bank’s board met Tuesday, July 7, at Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County’s office. The land bank’s goal is to acquire, stabilize and secure blighted residential properties in hopes of increasing […]
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Candidates appearing July 18 at Centerville Farmers Market
Centerville Farmers Market is offering a chance for prospective voters to interact with candidates for township, county and state elected offices. The market’s Local Politics Day is planned Saturday, July 18, during its regular weekly hours of 4-7 p.m. Vendors sell their wares at the intersection of North Morton Avenue and Crown Creek Boulevard near […]
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Rural Urban Dinner scheduled for July 16 at Willie & Red’s
The winner of the 66th annual Good Friend and Neighbor Award will soon be known. Economy Lions Club will give the award during the Rural Urban Dinner on Thursday, July 16, at Willie & Red’s, 40 E. Main, Hagerstown. Reservations are requested by calling the restaurant at 765-489-4131. Guests will pay $17.95 for their meal, […]
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Professors help with WWS superintendent search
With three other college professors, Western Wayne Schools’ interim superintendent is leading the review of applications for Cambridge City’s top education job. Applications were due Friday, July 10. WWS’ interim superintendent, Alice Johnson, said after the Wednesday, July 8, board meeting, that they’d love to have the new leader on board before school starts. Immediately […]
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Battles increase on Nov. ballots
Several more candidates have joined Wayne County’s November ballot, offering voters additional choices for races such as Wayne Township trustee and board. Updates Indiana election laws allowed additional candidates to file after the May primary to fill vacancies on the ballot. Independent and Libertarian candidates also had more time to register after the Republican and […]
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Quartet plans 50th tour
Chanticleer String Quartet has announced the dates for its 50th summer music festival. Caroline Klemperer Green is still performing in the Richmond-based quartet she founded in 1977 that brings musicians from across the country to play in Indiana. This year, the quartet and guest pianist Darius Frowner will play popular music from “Star Wars,” “Fiddler […]
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Creativity, freedom to be celebrated July 11
Several arts organizations are celebrating America’s 250th birthday with music, food vendors, a community art project and other activities. The celebration is called “A Creative Rebellion: The Spirit of Freedom.” It takes place from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 11, near Richmond Civic Theatre at the corner of 10th and Main streets in downtown Richmond. […]
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School board candidate slate finalized
A few more candidates filed for Wayne County’s 12 open school board seats before the deadline. Seven incumbents face no challengers. Three races are contested (two Richmond and one Western Wayne at-large seats). Two seats (Centerville-Abington and Northeastern at-large) have no candidates. Most school board candidates chose to run as nonpartisan, but some have declared […]
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Lawmakers bringing statewide tour to Richmond
Indiana Black Legislative Caucus is offering its first town hall discussion in Richmond and welcomes community participation. The gathering will take place from noon-2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, in Room 105 of Earlham College’s Landrum Bolling Center, 801 National Road W., Richmond. It’s free and open to the public. Hoosiers can share their concerns directly […]